William Traveler SMITH

Male 1849 - 1931  (82 years)


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  • Name William Traveler SMITH 
    Born 3 May 1849  Madison County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _AMTID 232151895581:1030:51595523 
    _UID E86EDDB8CE80416C9B1B0C8B6E8FA241135C 
    Died 9 Aug 1931  Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1422  Greenlee-Family-Tree
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2019 

    Father James "Pap" TWYMAN,   b. 26 Aug 1781, Madison, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Feb 1849, Madison County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Family ID F661  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. James Edwin SMITH, Sr.,   b. 22 Feb 1879, Burlington, Lawrence, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jun 1940, Dallas, Collin, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2019 
    Family ID F664  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 May 1849 - Madison County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Aug 1931 - Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia Link to Google Earth
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    Burlington 37 Cemetery
    Burlington 37 Cemetery

    Cemetery notes and/or description:
    James Twyman, a wealthy Virginia plantation owner. Upon his death Twyman freed all his slaves except the servants who he deemed too elderly to make the journey, and it was willed that they would be taken care of until their death. The book called The Promise Land by Earl Pratt, an Ohio lawyer from Ironton, Ohio, documented James Twyman's plantation, the 37 freed slaves, and their journey to Ohio. A monument stands at the gates of the Burlington (Ohio) 37 Cemetery, where these former slaves are buried.
    Travelers School
    Travelers School
    William Traveler Smith and Mary Beaty Marriage
    William Traveler Smith and Mary Beaty Marriage
    Travelers School
    Travelers School
    ST. Peter Claver SCHOOL: 1938-1965

    I n September 1938, the St. Peter Claver School was opened under the direction of Sr. Pulcheria (Mary Ann) Ginschel. Your offer was aimed at blacks in a city that reigned in the racial divide. 1939 was joined by Sr. Celine Keck added as a second teacher to Sr. Pulcheria. It was a school with two classrooms and eight stages, and many of the students were not Catholic. Many children were poor and were financially supported by the community.

    The two classrooms were on the second floor of the church. The building had originally Traveler William Smith heard (note his name is sometimes listed with Walter T. Smith). His mother was a former slave who had heard Mr. Twymen, who in his will, to release after his death, all his slaves. They settled in Burlington, Lawrence Co., Ohio down. The records of all censuses show that his name William T. Smith and his mother, Nancy (b. 1823 in Virginia) was. He was born in 1849 in Virginia and was living in 1880 in Burlington, Ohio, 1910, he and his family already moved to Huntington. He is registered as a farmer, carpenter and teacher.

    Although racial segregation in schools was abolished by law in 1954, it took years before it was actually implemented. Recently, in 1965, the small school in Huntington was no longer needed. The students switched to other parochial schools in the city: the St. Joseph School, the Sacred Heart School and Our Lady of Fatima School.
    William Traveler Smith Headstone
    William Traveler Smith Headstone

    Documents
    William Traverler Smith Death Cert
    William Traverler Smith Death Cert
    RACE, RIVER, AND THE RAILROAD:  BLACK HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 1871-1929
    RACE, RIVER, AND THE RAILROAD: BLACK HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 1871-1929
    Partitioning of Real Estate to Burlington 37
    Partitioning of Real Estate to Burlington 37